MOSCOW, January 7 (Sputnik) — The Russian Defense Ministry will hold an international military-technical forum ARMY-2015 from June 16 to 19, the ministry's press service said on Wednesday.
The expo will be held in the Russian town of Kubinka in the Moscow Region.
"The forum will be a major state event in the year of the 70th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War," Deputy Defense Minister Col. Gen. Pavel Popov was quoted as saying on the expo's official website.
According to the website, the purpose of the forum is to facilitate innovative research and development in the area of military technology and equipment.
The forum is expected to become a platform for direct interaction between military authorities and organizations.
The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the state-owned technologies corporation Rostec are co-organizing the event, alongside the country's Defense Ministry.